Flora Archives

November 1, 2021 Lee Smith, James Sherard, Charles Eliot, Dyed Flowers, Mary Rose O’Reilley, Flora by DK, and Stephen Crane

Today in botanical history, we celebrate a wealthy gardener and apothecary whose garden became his legacy, a pioneering landscape architect who left his mark on the world in his all-too-short life, and the fun that can be had dying flowers – a hobby that’s been around for quite a longe time. We’ll hear an excerpt…

April 27, 2021 Groundcover Options, Thomas Church, Tulip Clusiana, The First Fine Spring Days, Lawn Gone! by Pam Penick, and Flora the Goddess of Spring

Today we celebrate a 20th-Century Landscape Architect who focused on his client’s desires and needs. This effort to personalize his work made him incredibly successful. We’ll also learn about a species Tulip praised for its hardiness and peppermint candy appearance. We’ll hear some thoughts about the first fine spring days. We Grow That Garden Library™…

February 25, 2021 This Year’s Garden Trends, Katherine Sophia Kane, Josif Pančić, The February Birds at Jean Hersey’s Feeder, Everlastings by Bex Partridge, and an Edna Walling Theater Production

Today we celebrate a young botanist that wrote the first flora of Ireland at the age of 22. We’ll also learn about the Father of Serbian botany. We hear words about the birds of winter – creatures that entertain us at our bird feeders and fly freely over our winter gardens. We Grow That Garden…